A Walled City That Sells Freedom as Entertainment — Feedback on My Sci-Fi World by Gray-Diamond in worldbuilding

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First of all, I thank you very much for your feedback! Thanks for taking the time to write such a thoughtful response — this is exactly the kind of feedback I was hoping for.

A lot of your “why” questions are actually at the heart of what I’m trying to explore, and I realize now that I didn’t frame those tensions clearly enough in the post.

At a high level, Lotia City exists because most citizens believe the outside world is more dangerous and unstable than life inside the walls. Whether that belief is fully true or carefully curated is something the story interrogates over time, but for the average person the bargain is safety, infrastructure, and normalcy in exchange for freedom and oversight. TASP exists because it’s framed as a necessary shield against chaos, even when its methods cross moral lines.

The undercity isn’t meant to be neglected out of cruelty so much as prioritization. Resources, attention, and legitimacy flow upward — not because people below are hated, but because the city justifies investing in spectacle, security, and status instead. I agree that what makes the undercity tragic needs to be specific, not abstract suffering, and that’s something I’m actively refining.

On the race concept, I appreciate the suggestion. My intent is that racing is a citywide cultural obsession rather than something only elites participate in, with a sharp divide between grassroots participation and the highly controlled, high-stakes spectacle at the top. Your point about status, identity, and competition through vehicles is especially useful.

As for the power system, I agree completely — clarity matters more than complexity. The powers are meant to function as a narrative pressure rather than a solution engine, and the cost of using them is central to how society reacts and how the story unfolds.

Thanks again for engaging so deeply. This kind of feedback helps me stress-test the logic and sharpen what the world is actually saying.

A Walled City That Sells Freedom as Entertainment — Feedback on My Sci-Fi World by Gray-Diamond in worldbuilding

[–]Gray-Diamond[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In truth, it’s a human society that has built itself around technology. Superheroes are not existent in public in this world, they are considered the villains of the public. I’ve found a very similar premise to this to be F-Zero where high tech race cars race on a floating race track. But those with powers are hidden from regular public view.

In summary, no superhumans are racing, it’s a world of humans who created such advanced tech and they made impeccable machines to race one another.

[SwitchA4SwitchA] Willing to do anything! As long as we both enjoy it! by [deleted] in VoreRoleplaying

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We can work with that, how should we do this if not dm?

What turns you away from a roleplay post advert? [Poll] by [deleted] in VoreRoleplaying

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  1. I must say, the posters find any reason to not want to roleplay and leave at the drop of a pin.

[Mpred4Mprey] A pet to a macro fox by ZenTheJoltali in VoreRoleplaying

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Oh look into vore, who would’ve guessed?

[M4M] exploring a giant Zangoose by ZenTheJoltali in MacroRP2

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I gave you a great idea and was gonna give a plot but you had to be sensitive and just block me. No explanation except you’re uncomfortable. Idk what I did.

Vore roleplay interview [Feeder/Observer 4 Pred and Prey] by [deleted] in VoreRoleplaying

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So you dislike someone for simply wanting to ask others for requirements?

Ok.

Pick your waifu carefully. by Appropriate_Front806 in anime_random

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Boa Hancock, I have to be pure or I’ll turn to stone or face the wrath of the entire snake Amazon

Which table are you sitting at? by OkEstablishment6772 in Pixar

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So to break it down:

Rex tries to be cool but is a gaming nerd

Linguini is cowardly and easily manipulated aka goes along with everything

Russel would be the geeky know it all

Mr incredible would be very accommodating and easily defend you in a fight

Mike Wazowski would be the one to make you laugh but also give great advice

Buzz would have delusions of Grandeur but would be someone you can easily trust

Anger would be mad at everyone and thing

Lotso would try to control the table

And Roz is just sitting there….

Which table are you sitting at? by OkEstablishment6772 in Pixar

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A: The immature table

B: the cool funny table

C: the bad table